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In 2024, almost every new car sold in Norway was an EV

Demand for electric vehicles in Norway has been growing for years, and the country’s plan for 2025 is that every vehicle sold will be an EV. They are currently very close to that goal. According to published data for the year 2024, 89 percent of new cars sold were EVs.

In 2012, electric cars accounted for only 2.8 percent of sales, but since then they have been on the rise thanks to various incentives. They were exempt from more taxes, tolls, had free parking in public car parks and could use public transport lanes, which made them competitive with highly taxed internal combustion cars.

“We only need 10 percent more to reach the 2025 target,” the Opplysningsrådet for Veitrafikken (OFV) said in a statement.

Despite the fact that the Scandinavian kingdom is an oil and gas producer, this does not prevent it from being a European and world leader in electrification. The plan to become the first country with zero emissions from 2025, which is 10 years ahead of EU regulations, means that Norway is way ahead of everyone else.

In 2024, 128,691 new cars were registered in Norway, of which 114,400 were EVs, which is a 7 percent increase compared to 2023 (82 percent). “It is crucial to maintain the incentives that favor the purchase of electric cars if the government and parliament are to achieve the goal they have set themselves,” said OFV director Oyvind Solberg Thorsen.

Source: Opplysningsrådet for Veitrafikken (OFV)

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Increased demand for electric vehicles in Norway

Norway is a country that, through its incentives, has enabled increased demand for electric vehicles. Also, in the next few years, Norway intends to become the first country to stop selling petrol and diesel cars.

Although it is among the 20 largest oil producers, Norway is seeking to increase the number of electric cars on its roads. The goal is 2025, but according to the current demand for electric vehicles, that could happen even earlier.

According to the Norwegian Information Council for the Road Traffic (OFV), 1 in 10 new cars sold in Norway is non-electric. Only 5% use gasoline, and even fewer are diesel-powered.

According to data for this year, only 20% of new cars sold were not electric. This means that sales of electric vehicles in September jumped by 46% compared to September last year, and the best-selling models are the Tesla Model Y and Model 3. The electric Škoda Enyaq broke through to third place. Interestingly, the fourth is the Toyota RAV4, the only hybrid in the Top 10.

Buyers of electric vehicles are exempt from taxes on the purchase and import of vehicles, taxes on roads, and they also have large discounts when paying tolls, parking and ferries.

“The tax is progressive – it depends on the mass, CO2 and NOx emissions, so large vehicles with high emissions become very expensive,” said the Norwegian Automobile Federation.